Top Ten Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here is a quick look at the richest lawyers in the world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please note that the people on this list are all practicing attorneys or judges. There are loads of additional "attorneys " using a substantially higher net value, but they just possess a law degree and no more use it.

Mark Geragos: $25 million

A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense attorney who's also been involved in several of landmark civil litigation class action cases. He's represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder to Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California," he holds a listing for one of the top 10 verdicts in California history to get a 2008 case in which he obtained a jury verdict awarding over $38 from a pharmaceutical company. He currently serves as a managing associate at Geragos and Geragos.

Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion

Though he passed away in age 90 at December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this list because he was the wealthiest practicing attorney in the United States in the time of his passing. Often known as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil in a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 after the courts decided in Pennzoil's favor. The 1953 graduate from the University of Texas School of Law was a former marine who had a longstanding reputation in the courtroom to be abrasive, rude, and vulgar. But outside the court, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.

David Boies: $20 million

Currently serving as the chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, David Boies formerly served as Chief Counsel for the US Senate. He graduated from Yale University in 1966 and almost immediately made a name for himself. He gathered his fortune by representing a number of big corporations, such as IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (owner of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association throughout the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he's "corporate America's number 1 hired gun. "

Judy Sheindlin: between $150 million and $250 million

Best known for being a no-nonsense TV judge, Judge Judy earns $47 million a year. A 1965 graduate of New York Law School, Judge Sheindlin was initially a corporate attorney, though she immediately grew tired of it and decide to become a family court prosecutor. In 1982, she was appointed as a criminal court judge, where she gained a reputation for a "demanding " judge and presided over more than 20,000 cases. This, together with several novels she wrote, caught the attention of TV executives and finally led to her TV show. In addition, she's the author of seven books and has served as legal analyst on various TV shows.

Bill Neukom: $850 million

Currently serving as the creator and CEO of the World Justice Project, which is devoted to encouraging the rule of law all over the world, Bill Neukom is a corporate attorney who is well-known for his philanthropy. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1967, he worked at a small business until he was asked to do work for Microsoft, that had been still in its beginning phases. Finally he became Microsoft's legal counsel, a position he held for 25 years. Formerly, he had been an investor at the San Francisco Giants.

Robert Shapiro: $50 million

Currently a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro, LLP, Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968 and started a career as a criminal attorney. After working on O.J. Simpson's legal team (and representing several other actors ), he chose to move into civil litigation. Besides his law career, he's written a kids 's book and can be a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.